Bedside Manner 1945  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Her Favorite Patient
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: John Carroll, Ruth Hussey, Charles Ruggles, Ann Rutherford, Claudia Drake, Renee Godfrey, Esther Dale, Grant Mitchell, Frank Jenks, Vera Marshe, John James, Bert Roach
Dr. Hedy Fredericks (Ruth Hussey) visits her hometown, and her overworked uncle, Dr. J.H. Fredericks (Charles Ruggles), wants her to stay around to help with the patient load. When he learns that Hedy has other plans, her uncle convinces an Air Force pilot (John Carroll) to fake an injury and have Hedy treat him. The plot works but not without complications.
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Death in the Air 1936  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Pilot X
Death in the Sky
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Lona Andre, John Carroll, Leon Ames, Henry Hall, Wheeler Oakman, Reed Howes, Pat Somerset, Gaston Glass, Hans Joby, Willard Kent, John Elliott
Carl Goering (Leon Ames), gone mad due to his World War I air combat experiences, thinks that all flyers are out to get him. So, he intends to kill all those who pilot a plane. It's up to Helen and Jerry (Helen Gage and John Carroll) to stop this nonsense. Cheaply made with stock footage of plane crashes.
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Decision at Sundown 1957 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Budd Boetticher
Cast: Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele, Valerie French, John Litel, Noah Beery Jr., Andrew Duggan, John Archer, James Westerfield, Ray Teal, Vaughn Taylor, Richard Deacon, H.M. Wynant, Frank J. Scannell, Bob Steele
Three years ago, Tate Kimbrough (John Carroll) ran off with rancher Bart Allison's (Randolph Scott) wife. She subsequently committed suicide, and, now, Bart tracks down Tate in order to exact revenge. After finding Tate, Bart learns that the townsfolk will protect him because, it turns out, Bart's wife had left willingly. As sundown approaches, the final showdown nears, and the townsfolk begin to change sides after much soul searching.
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The Farmer Takes a Wife 1953  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Betty Grable, Dale Robertson, Thelma Ritter, John Carroll, Eddie Foy Jr., Charlotte Austin, Kathleen Crowley, Merry Anders, May Wynn, Gwen Verdon
This musical remake of the 1935 version is OK fare, but it drags too much. It is the story of an Erie Canal worker (Dale Robertson) who falls in love and becomes a farmer.
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Flying Tigers 1942  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David Miller
Cast: John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee, Paul Kelly, Gordon Jones, Mae Clarke, Addison Richards, Gregg Barton, Richard Loo, Tom Neal
This World War II action film features John Wayne in the role of air-ace Jim Gordon who excelled in daredevil feats during dogfight actions. This film, along with others like it, improved the morale of those back home during the War.
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 Go West 1940 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Marx Brothers Go West
Director: Edward Buzzell
Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, John Carroll, Diana Lewis, Walter Woolf King, Robert Barrat, Tully Marshall, June MacCloy, George Lessey
While this is not the Marx Brothers' best film, their closing scene is well worth the viewing.
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Lady Be Good 1941 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Eleanor Powell, Ann Sothern, Robert Young, Lionel Barrymore, John Carroll, Red Skelton, Dan Dailey, Virginia O'Brien, Tom Conway, Reginald Owen, Rose Hobart, Doris(2) Day, Phil Silvers, Edward Gargan, Connie Russell
Songwriters Dixie and Eddie (Ann Sothern and Robert Young) are in love with each other but have more than a few problems in their personal relationship. Despite their difficulties, they still manage to compose numbers for a new Broadway show–and, in the process, manage to reconcile their differences. Highlights are "Lady Be Good," "Fascinating Rhythm," and the Academy Award winner "The Last Time I Saw Paris."
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Rio Rita 1942 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: S. Sylvan Simon
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Kathryn Grayson, John Carroll, Tom Conway, Peter Whitney, Barry Nelson, Patricia Dane, Arthur Space, Joan Valerie
This second remake of the Broadway musical features Bud Abbott and Lou Costello as Doc and Wishy, the heroes who capture Nazis that are threats to peace as they send messages via radio waves.
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Sunny 1941 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Herbert Wilcox
Cast: Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll, Edward Everett Horton, Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Frieda Inescort, Helen Westley, Benny Rubin, Muggins Davies, Richard Lane, Martha Tilton, Torben Meyer
Circus star Sunny Sullivan (Anna Neagle) is performing in New Orleans when she falls in love with wealthy Larry Warren (John Carroll). But, the romance has problems in the form of Larry's snobbish family that does not welcome the circus performer into their high-society lifestyle. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Musical Score, and Ray Bolger's dancing certainly adds to the enjoyment.
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Surrender 1950 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Vera Ralston, John Carroll, Walter Brennan, Francis Lederer, William Ching, Jane Darwell, Roy Barcroft, Paul Fix, Esther Dale, Maria Palmer
Violet Barton (Vera Ralston) is an evil woman for whom bigamy followed by murder are the events that lead to the framing of Johnny Hale (William Ching) in this adult Western.
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Susan and God 1940 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Joan Crawford, Fredric March, Ruth Hussey, John Carroll, Rita Hayworth, Nigel Bruce, Bruce Cabot, Rose Hobart, Gloria DeHaven, Marjorie Main
Susan (Joan Crawford) is a socialite whose family and friends have problems understanding her new religion–until she begins to understand what charity is really all about.
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Wyoming 1947 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Bill Elliott, John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Albert Dekker, Virginia Grey, George "Gabby" Hayes, Paul Harvey, Maria Ouspenskaya, Grant Withers, Harry Woods
"Wild Bill" Elliott comes to the rescue of settlers being harassed by a cattle baron who doesn't want his free range limited.
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Zorro Rides Again 1937  N/R, 210 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: John Carroll, Helen Christian, Reed Howes, Duncan Renaldo, Noah Beery, Richard Alexander, Nigel De Brulier, Bob Cortman, Roger Williams, Edmund Cobb, Mona Rico, Tom London
James (John Carroll), the great-grandson of Zorro, becomes the new Zorro when called in to deal with a gang trying to take control of the new-construction California-Yucatan Railroad. It takes 12 episodes to get the job done in this OK serial.
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| 1. Bedside Manner (1945)
aka: Her Favorite Patient
2. Death in the Air (1936)
aka: Pilot X
aka: Death in the Sky
3. Decision at Sundown (1957)
4. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
5. Flying Tigers (1942)
6. Go West (1940)
aka: Marx Brothers Go West
7. Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)
aka: Change of Heart
8. Lady Be Good (1941)
9. Rio Rita (1942)
10. Sunny (1941)
11. Surrender (1950)
12. Susan and God (1940)
13. Wyoming (1947)
14. Zorro Rides Again (1937)
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